I wrote a commentary piece for the Brookings Institute/Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs’ “geopolitics of religious soft power project.” This project explores how states use religion in their foreign policies, and my contribution looks at America and Russia, drawing on research for my new book project. It is available here.

This entry was posted on Monday, June 17th, 2019 at 2:04 pm and is filed under Uncategorized.

I’m excited to announce that I have a new article forthcoming in Terrorism and Political Violence. “Assessing the impact of the Global War on Terrorism on terrorism threats in Muslim countries” uses data from my book to assess whether Muslim states’ cooperation with America on counterterrorism helped or hurt when it came to terrorist threats. […]

This entry was posted on Thursday, May 30th, 2019 at 12:37 pm and is filed under Uncategorized.

I’m excited to receive one of the project launch grants from Notre Dame’s Global Religion Research Institute. This is a great initiative supporting new research on religion around the world. The grant will support my work applying social network analysis to assess the state of Islamic and secular politics in the Middle East. I presented […]

This entry was posted on Monday, April 1st, 2019 at 3:05 pm and is filed under Uncategorized.

I have a chapter in the new Oxford Research Encyclopedia, focusing on religion and terrorism. I survey the literature, highlighting key findings and continuing debate. I also provide some suggestions for future research. It is available here.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 29th, 2019 at 9:15 am and is filed under Uncategorized.

I have an article on The Big Q, a New Zealand site, on nationalism. I look at what scholars of nationalism may say about Donald Trump’s appeals to nationalism, and French President Macron’s suggestion of patriotism as an alternative.

This entry was posted on Thursday, December 6th, 2018 at 10:07 am and is filed under Uncategorized.

I have a new article in the Journal of Church and State . I analyze the relationship between states’ activity in the UN Human Rights Council and their domestic religious repression and find they’re connected. I argue this is because states can use their activity on the council to deflect criticism of their rights record, with religious repression […]

This entry was posted on Monday, November 5th, 2018 at 2:14 pm and is filed under Uncategorized.

I appeared on WCAX this week, discussing the current state of US-Saudi relations in light of the apparent murder of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi.

This entry was posted on Friday, October 26th, 2018 at 2:36 pm and is filed under Uncategorized.

I have an article today in the Washington Post’s Monkeycage feature, analyzing the recent deal between Russia and Turkey over Syria. I argue this represents an attempt at great power management, which may signal a new model for regional order.

This entry was posted on Friday, October 5th, 2018 at 2:36 pm and is filed under Uncategorized.

I was back on WCAX last night, discussing President Trump’s statements at the UN General Assembly meeting. We talked about his foreign policy approach, and specific policies on Iran and Israel. You can watch here.

This entry was posted on Thursday, September 27th, 2018 at 10:30 am and is filed under Uncategorized.

I’ve had two media appearances recently. I talked with a reporter from the Religion News Service for an article on an international religious freedom summit the Trump Administration recently held. And I returned to Burlington, VT TV station WCAX to discuss the Trump Administration’s recent imposition of sanctions on Iran.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, August 7th, 2018 at 9:47 pm and is filed under Uncategorized.